The full ensemble cast for the new musical “Redwood,” coming to Broadway in 2025, has been announced: Tony Award nominee De’Adre Aziza (Passing Strange), Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen), Zachary Noah Piser (Dear Evan Hansen) and Khaila Wilcoxon (SIX) will accompany Tony Award winner Idina Menzel in the musical, which opens on Broadway at the Nederlander Theater in January (208 West 41st Street) begins February 24, 2025 before opening night on February 13, 2025.

In addition to the onstage cast, producers have announced that Daniel Brackett (Aladdin), Bradley Dean (The Last Ship) and Veronica Otim (& Juliet) will be joining the company. Jessica Phillips (Dear Evan Hansen) will return to Broadway to replace Menzel’s character Jesse.

Written and directed by Tony Award nominee Tina Landau, with music by Kate Diaz and lyrics by Diaz and Landau. “Redwood” was conceived by Landau and Menzel, with additional contributions from Menzel.

“Redwood” is a stirring new musical about one woman’s journey into the precious and precarious world of sequoias. Jesse (Menzel) seems to have it all – a successful career and a devoted family – until a life-changing event keeps her away from everyone and everything she knows. When she finds herself at the foot of the redwood trees in Northern California, a chance encounter and a leap of faith will change her life forever. Redwood explores the lengths – and heights – one travels to find strength, resilience and healing.

Redwood’s creative team includes Jason Ardizzone-West (stage design), Hana S. Kim (video design), Toni-Leslie James (costume design), Scott Zielinski (lighting design), Jonathan Deans (sound design), Melecio Estrella, BANDALOOP (vertical movement/vertical choreography), Tom Kitt (music supervision) and Haley Bennett (associate music supervision), with orchestrations and arrangements by Kate Diaz and music direction by Julie McBride. Casting is by The Telsey Office/Patrick Goodwin.

“Redwood” was originally developed and produced by La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley, artistic director and Debby Buchholz, executive director), where it premiered to a sold-out run earlier this year.